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Ordinance lifts SC strength to 38, Collegium likely to begin deliberations
The executive’s urgency in enhancing the strength comes two weeks before the Supreme Court begins its six-week long Partial Working Days
18th May 2026
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How many women members? | The Collegium Story, Part 3
Since its inception in 1993, the Supreme Court Collegium has had six women members, less than seven per cent of total membership
12th May 2026
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Cabinet clears Bill to expand Supreme Court strength to 38 judges
The proposal suggests that a bigger strength would translate to speedy justice as pendency trends reach new records
6th May 2026
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Filling in the blanks | The Collegium story, part 2
A brief history of how and why the Supreme Court Collegium came to be
21st Apr 2026
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46% of SC judges were members | The Collegium story, part 1
The first publicly available dataset on the Supreme Court Collegium reveals 89 members over 33 years
4th Apr 2026
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A reform and its shadow
The Collegium's new advance-transfer policy is a welcome administrative fix packaged with a less comfortable supersession.
10th Mar 2026
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100 days of CJI Surya Kant
What was promised? What has been achieved? What can we expect? A brief look at the 53rd Chief Justice’s first 100 days.
4th Mar 2026
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Supreme Court Review 2025: Seven new judges appointed to the top court
Two future Chief Justices of India were elevated in 2025; the year closed with 33 sitting judges
27th Dec 2025
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Members of the Supreme Court Collegium as of November 2025
The Supreme Court Collegium is now headed by CJI Surya Kant, includes two future CJIs and one woman judge
25th Nov 2025
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Who is Justice Surya Kant?: The making of the 53rd Chief Justice
We take a brief look at the background of the new Supreme Court Chief—and his time as an advocate and a judge in the Punjab & Haryana HC
24th Nov 2025
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The Union Government cleared 96 percent names recommended by CJI Gavai-led Collegium
The rate of acceptance surpasses former CJI Chandrachud who had 4 times the tenure length and CJI Khanna who served for about 6 months
22nd Nov 2025
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An orderly transition: CJI Gavai recommends Justice Kant as successor
From Chief Justice B.R. Gavai to Justice Surya Kant, the Supreme Court reaffirms its quiet tradition of continuity and convention
28th Oct 2025
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